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Nicole Kidmanalmost didn’t playLucille Ballafter backlash following her casting in the Aaron Sorkin movie. The Oscar-winning actress appeared onLive with Kelly and Ryanwhere she spoke about starring inBeing the Ricardos, which follows Ball and her then-husband and costar Desi Arnaz as they manage a crisis that could end their careers and their marriage. “Were you anxious about taking the role?” co-hostKelly Ripaasked Kidman. “I wasn’t initially. Initially, Aaron Sorkin wrote this screenplay that you read and you cannot put down,” Kidman, 54, said....

Adorable twins from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s NICU dressed up in Harry Potter attire.Photo:Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women’s Hospital Some special babies at a Boston hospital have truly gotten into the Halloween spirit. In what has become an annual tradition, Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently had the babies in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) dressed up in costumes and photographed to mark their first-ever Halloween....

IfNiecy Nash‘s journey has taught her one thing, it’s that she’s not beholden to anyone. “At this age you live long enough to know that you don’t owe nobody nothing,” says the Claws star, opening up in this week’s issue about her sexy 50th birthday celebration and recentsplit from husband Jay Tucker. Even still, Nash says when she and her husband of eight years shared the news on social media last October, people had a lot to say....

Niecy Nashdidn’t have to look far to channel pain.During an appearance onEntertainment Weekly’sAwardistpodcast, the 53-year-old actress explained how her personal traumas allowed her to play the character of Glenda Cleveland with such raw emotion in Netflix’sDahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.Nash revealed that the plot of the controversial retelling of the serial killer’s life — which saw him killing predominantly young men of color — hit close to home after her younger brother,Michael Ensley, was murdered back in 1993....

Nik Wallendahas landed on his next extreme tightrope challenge. The high-wire stuntman, 40, announced on Tuesday that he plans to traverse the mouth of the active Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. Airing live in March as part of a two-hour special on ABC, the spectacle puts Wallenda across an 1,800-foot stretch of tightrope above a lava-filled lake in the vent below. Wallenda, a seventh-generation member of the Great Wallendas, said he has done thorough researched in preparation for the daring event, which will be the longest and highest high-wire walk that he has ever attempted....

Nikki Bellais not feeling the newly engaged bliss.In anew clipfrom the upcoming episode ofTotal Bellason Sunday, she expresses doubt while preparing for an engagement party with then-fiancé John Cena.“So the engagement party is here. I feel so overwhelmed,” she says. “I honestly feel like I’m about to have an anxiety attack. I just feel like I’m on this roller coaster of emotions and I feel like I’m going to explode. It’s just all too much for me....

Norm Macdonald, a comedian best known for being a cast member onSaturday Night Live,has diedafter privately battling cancer for nine years. He was 61. Macdonald died Tuesday and his friend and longtime producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra toldDeadlinethat “he was most proud of his comedy.” For more on Norm Macdonald and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. News of Macdonald’s passing sparked emotional and heartfelt reactions from stars across social media....

Normaniis ready to fully embrace her moment in the spotlight.The “Wild Side” singer, 25, reflected on her journey as an artist in a heartfelt speech atVariety’s Hitmakers Brunch on Saturday when she took the stage to accept the Collaborator of the Year Award.The songstress, who has teamed up withCardi B,Megan Thee Stallion,Sam Smith, Khalid and 6lack, accepted the award from her longtime choreographer Sean Bankhead, who she said has been her “most magical collaboration yet....

Photo: Adrienne RaquelNormaniis starting to feel comfortable with her star power.Speaking toAllurefor the magazine’s September cover story, the “Wild Side” songstress opened up about finding her confidence and reminding herself that it’s her time to shine.“I’ve always felt like the underdog in anything that I’ve ever done,” the 25-year-old toldAllure, referring to her time as a member of Fifth Harmony, where “I felt like I was overlooked. That idea has been projected on me....

Dental hygienist Judy Cornelison in costume.Photo: Missie DawkinsMany people dread going to the dentist. But Greensboro, North Carolina, dental hygienist Judy Cornelison always tries to make her patients relax and smile when they walk into the office.“I discovered early in my career that people don’t like to come to the dentist,” she tells PEOPLE. So she wears a funny costume or hat when she greets a patient. It’s an icebreaker, she says....

Mark Robinson.Photo:Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty In anotherpostpublished just six days after the shooting — in which a gunmankilled 17 people, including students and teachers — Robinson shared a photo of a group of the survivors along with the caption: “The look you get when you let the devil give you a ride on a river of blood to ’15 minutes of Fameville.’" Robinson also mocked young gun control activists on Twitter, sharing onephotoof a protestor at the“March for Our Lives” rallywith the caption: “They live....

Photo: Randolph County Sheriff’s Office A North Carolina man has been charged with human trafficking after being accused of keeping a sex slave for 5 years. The horrifying investigation unfolded last Wednesday on Jan. 22 when officials received a concerning alert from the National Human Trafficking Tip Line alleging that a man named Salvador Espinoza Escobar wassuspected of human trafficking, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a statement on Facebook....

Photo: Kim Kardashian/Instagram (2) Kim Kardashian’s kids are showing off their star power. The star-studded cast features Kristen Bell, Christian Convery, McKenna Grace, James Marsden,Serena Williams, and more — including the SKIMS founder, who playedDelores in the first movie. Joining her this time around is daughterNorth West, 9½, who will have a role as one of three new characters being introduced in the film, premiering this fall. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....